Baling-press.



No. 69|,387. Patented Jah. 2|, |902; VAN Z. JONES.

BALiNG PRESS.

(Application filed May 5. 1899. (No Model.) v 2 Sheets-#Sheet I.

I. VAN Z.JONES. BALING PRESS.

(Application filed May 5. 1899.)

Patented lan. 2|, i902.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

wml Es'sEs .QMQQWR BY L o@ vATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- ISAAC VAN ZANDT JONES, OF KOLLS, TEXAS.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPVECXFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,387, dated'January 2l, 1902.

Serial No. 715,670. (No model.)

To all wwnt it may concer-n:

Beit known that LISAAC VAN ZANDT JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kolls, in the county of Bell and State o f Texas, have invented a Ealing-Press for-Making Cylindrical Bales of Cotton, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved press for receiving cotton from a gin ora condenser and pressing the same into a bale, the pressing of the cotton being done as fast as the cotton is ginned; and the object is to compress cotton into the smallest possible space for convenience in shipping and to make a bale of great and uniform density; and another object is to reduce the expense of baling cotton, as it requires less labor in handling the cotton, and the bale needs no second compressing, and there will be less expense in wrapping the bales and less expensive ma chinery is required.

Other objects and advantages will be fully understood from the following description, and the invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line x :r of Fig. 1, the view being downward from said line. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the presser. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the presser and the chute for feeding cotton to the presser, the View being a broken View. Fig. 5 is a view ofthe bottom of the presser. Fig. 6 illustrates the manner of wrapping a bale. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the guide for the presser-rod. Fig. 8 is a broken sectional view of the friction-wheels. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the base of the presser-feeder', illustrating the spiral opening therethrough, the stem being broken away.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The press is mounted in a frame composed of four uprights 1, which are rigidly secured to the upper beams 2 and to the sills 3. The upper beams and the sills may be secured together by means of suitable cross-beams et. The upper beams 2 and the sills are further secured in a rigid manner by four or more, if

necessary, upright rods 5, provided with nuts 6. The great strain to which the beams 2 and the sills 3 are subjected will tend to spread these parts. The object of rods 5 is to prevent this spreading and to hold these parts rigid.

The press consists of a retreating plunger mounted in a cylinder which is mounted on a revolving platform. The plunger consists of a threaded rod 7, which is provided with a base 8. This plunger is unlike other plungers in that it does not rotate and does not move toward the object of compression, but moves more or less slowly away from the object of compression and may be called the presser-feeder.7 The base 8 has an opening therethrough which is very similar in shape to the incliues of an auger and is therefore a spiral opening through which the cotder which is mounted on a revolving platform 10. When the cylinder has no cotton in it, the presser-base rests on the platform. The top of the platform is slightly serrated, as shown Within the cylinder 9 in Fig. 2, so that it will take hold ofthe lirst cotton that is fed through the spiral opening of the presser-base. The cylinder consists of two-half-sections, which are secured together when in use by means of arms 11 and 12. These arms are hinged to a rod 13, which is mounted in the platform 10. The other ends of the arms are locked .together by means of an arrow-key 14. The arms may be made as strong as may be practical, and there may be more arms, if necessary. The cyliuderis secured on the platform 10 by reason of the arms 11 and 12 being hinged to the rod 13 and further secured on thevplatform by a bolt or lug 15 and a wedge 16. The cylinder rotates with the platform lO. When a bale is completed, the key is knocked ontv and this releases the arms, which can be turned back to the position of the dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2. The platform is rotated by means of beveled gearing. A cog 17 maybe bolted to the bottom of the platform, or the cogs may be formed integral with the platform. Abeveled pinion 18, mounted on shaft 19, drives this cog. Shaft 19 is mounted in bearings 2O and may be driven by a pulley 21, which can bedriven by any suitable motive power. The

tou is fed. The presser operates in a cylin- IOO platform is provided with a pivot-support 22, which is made integral with the platform The pivot-support turns or rotates in a socket or ink 23, which is mounted on the sills 3. The presser-rod 7 rises as it is rotated, the nut 24 resisting the upward motion of the rod. The nut 24 is secured just ou top of the pressframe, and vertical motion of the same is prevented by bearings or washers placed above and below the nut. The washer 25 rests on the beams 2, and the washer or bearing 26 is attached t0 the stay or yoke 27, which may be of any convenient form. The stay or yoke is secured to the beams 2 by means of binders 28., which lnust be very strong. The nut 24 has beveled cog-teeth formed integral therewith and is driven by means of a beveled pinion 29, which is mounted ou a shaft 30. Shaft 30 is mounted in bearings 31 and 32 and may be driven by a double pulley 33. The pulley 33 may be driven in either direction by means ,of the shifting friction-pulley 34, mounted on shaft 35 and driven by pulley 36. Pulley 36 can be driven by any suitable motive power. Shaft 35 is mounted in one fixed bearing 37 and in a movable bearing 38 and is shifted by a lever 39, which has a fulcrum 40.

Cotton is fed to the opening 53 in the base ofthe presser by means of the chute 4l. This chute has a section 42, which is attached at the bottom part to the base of the presser by means of a loop 43 and a staple 44, which staple is inserted in the base of the presser. This section of the chute rises and descends with the presser and always feeds the cotton to the spiral opening in the base of the presser. The other part 45 of the chtite is fixed on the frame in anysuitable Way, and the section 42 telescopes on the fixed portion 45, which guides the cotton from a'gin or a condenser.

The presser is prevented from turning by a guide 46,\which'has one end threaded and inserted in the presser and the other end forked and adapted to engage one of the upright rods 5. This guide may be attached to the presser in other ways.

If the base is perfectly flat on the side next to the cotton, the cotton is pressed firmly throughout the bale, except a small part of the central portion, which is more or less loose. If the base is made concave somewhat, as much as is indicated by the dotted line 51 in Fig. 4, some of the cotton Will be pressed toward the center of the bale, and the bale will be solid throughout. lf the base is made convex, as indicated by dotted line 52 in Fig. 4, some of the cotton will be pressed toward the circumference rather than toward the center, and the bale will have an opening through the center.

The press is illustrated in a verticalor upright position; but it will be patent that the press can be operated in a horizontal position as well as in a vertical position. There would be no change in the formation of the bale. The cotton is folded in spiral layers, and if the cotton reaches the feeder in a single bat the bale when completed will be formed of a.

single bat, and the cotton may be taken out of the bale by selecting the end of the bat at either end of the bale and unwinding the bat.

Means are provided for binding the bale with wire. Grooves 48 are cut in the platform, in which wires are inserted, before the bale is commenced, for binding the bale. Grooves are cut in the bottom of the presser-base, and keys 49 and 50 are inserted in these grooves. These keys lill the grooves and make the bottom of the presser-feeder smooth. Key 49 is thick enough for a groove to be cut therein for the key 50. The keys are to be removed when the bale is complete, and the wires above mentioned are passed through the grooves before the presser is taken off of the bale. The wires are secured on the bale as shown in Fig. 6.

The operation may be described as follows: Cotton is fed through a chute from the gin or condenser to the spiral opening in the base 8 of the presser. The platform and cylinder are rotated in the direction of the hands of a clock. The incline of the spiral opening in the presser-feeder is relatively in the same direction. The platform being serrated will cause the first cotton that is fed to adhere to the platform, and thus draw the cot-ton through the spiral opening. The platform and cylinder are rotated by means of the beveled gearing 17 and 18. After the first layer of cotton is fed to the platform the cotton is then folded layer upon layer spirally until the bale is completed. Thisis the beginning ofthelower end of the bale. The cotton is fed through the spiral opening inthe base of the presser. The rotating cylinder draws the cotton continually through this opening, and the presser recedes upward until the bale is complete. Each layer of cotton is thus subjected to the weight of the presser, and the upward motion 0f the presser is resisted by the nut at the top of the press-frame. This resistance would be too great and must be relieved to some extent. This is done by rotating the nut with the beveled gearing above described. Care must be exercised in gearing the machine so the nut will be rotated just fast enough to relieve the pressure, and the amount of relief necessary.

must be determined by the volume of cotton that is being fed to form the bale and the density required. Vhen the bale is completed, the wires are secured on the bale, as above described, the nut is rotated to raise the presser from the bale, the arms about the cylinder are released, and the cylinder is opened for removal of the bale. W'hen the bale is taken out, the friction-wheel is shifted and the rotation of the nut is reversed to let the presser down to commence a new bale. The guide 46 prevents rotation of the presser both -in its upward and downward motion. The presser is let down and the cylinder is closed and locked to commence a new bale. The

chute being telescopic and the lower section being attached to the presser goes up and IGO down with-the presser, and the mouth of the chute is always adjacent to the spiral opening in the base of the presser.

Various changes maybe made both in the construction and the operation of the press without departing from the principle herein described. The plunger or feeder may be made stationary, and Vthe rotating platform may be made to recede from the presser as the bale is formed, and this may be done by screw or hydraulic pressure. The cylinder may be made stationary and the presser to rotate and recede at the same time as the bale is being formed or the plunger to rotate while the cylinder recedes. The pressure on the presser can be regulated by weight on the presser in such a Way that the pressure will be regulated automatically as the bale is being formed.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Abaling-press comprisingarotating platform, a cylinder mounted on and rotating with said platform, a presser-feeder operating in said cylinder, means. for permitting saidv presser-feeder to retreat from said platform as said presser-feeder feeds cotton in said cylinder, means for feeding cotton to said presserfeeder, and means for rotating said platform.

2. Abaling-presscomprisingarotatingplatform, a cylinder mounted on and rotating with said platform, a presser-feeder operating in said' cylinder, Ineans for permitting said presser-feeder to recede from said platform, means for feeding cotton to said presserfeeder, means for controlling the receding motion of said presser-feeder as the cotton .accumulates between said platform and said presser-feeder, and means for rotating said platform.

3. A baling-press for making cylindrical bales comprising a rotating platform or base, a cylinder attached to androtating with said base, a presser-feeder adapted to feed cotton therethrough in a spiral layer in said cylinder on said platform, means for permitting said presser-feeder to recede from the accumulating cotton, means for controlling the receding motion of said presser-feeder, and means for rotating said platform.

4. In a baling-press provided with means for receiving and containing cotton during the formation of a bale; a presserfeeder adapted to feed cotton therethrough and press the same in a spiral layer to the forming bale,

ous spiral layer until a complete bale is formed, and means for controlling the recedvand means for controlling the receding and approaching motion of said presser-feeder.

7. In a baling-press provided with a cylinder and a platform carrying said cylinder for making cylindrical bales of cotton; a presserfeeder consisting of an upright screw having a base for pressing on cotton, said base having a spiral opening therethrough for directing cotton thereunder, a nut mounted on said screw for controlling the approaching and receding motion of said presser feeder, and means for rotating said platform.

8. In a baling-press for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a platform or base and a cylinder carried by said platform adapted to receive and contain cotton during the formation of a bale, a presser-feeder operating in said cylinder consisting of a screw having a base for pressing on the cotton, said base haying a spiral groove therethrough for directing cotton thereunder, means for rotating said platform, the rotation of said platform causing the cotton to be drawn through said groove and folded in a continuous spiral layer until a bale is complete, said presser-feeder receding as the cotton accumulates, and means for controlling the receding motion of said presser-feeder.

9. In a baling-press provided with a cylinder for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a presser-feeder consisting of a screw having a base and a spiral opening therethrough, a rotating platform carrying said cylinder, and ay rotating nut for resisting the receding motion of said presser-feeder.

l0. In a baling-press provided with a cylinder for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a presser-feeder consisting of an upright screw having a base and a spiral opening therethrough, a rotating platform carrying said cylinder and inclosing said presser-feeder, and means for resisting the upward motion of-said presser-feeder.

1l. In a baling-press provided with a cyl- IOO IIO

inder for making cylindrical bales provided i 12. In a baling-press provided with a cylinder for making cylindrical bales of cotton, means for feeding and pressing cotton consisting of an upright screw having a base, a spiral opening therethrough, and means for drawing the cotton through said opening and folding it in spiral layers until a complete bale is formed. y

13. Abaling-presshavingan upright screw, a base integral with said screw and provided with a spiral opening therethrough, a rotating platform mounted undersaid base, means for resisting the upward motion of said screw, means for rotating said platform, and pro visions in the under side of said base whereby binding-wires may be secured on the bale when completed and while Linder pressure.

14. A baling-press having an upright screw, a base integral with said screw and provided with a spiral opening therethrough, means for controlling the receding motion of said screw, a rotating platform mounted under said base, and provisions whereby binding-wires may be secured on the bale consisting of grooves cut in said platform in which the wires are placed before commencing the bale and removable keys mounted in the under side of said base to be removed when the bale is completed for the insertion of said wires.

15. A baling-press having a screw, a base integral therewith, a spiral opening in said base, a telescopic chute attached to said base adjacent to said opening, a rotating platform against which cotton is pressed by said base, a cylinder mounted on said platform and surrounding said base, means for resisting the receding motion of said base and screw, and means for rotating said platform.

16. A baling-press havinga screw provided with a base integral therewith and having a spiral opening therethrough, means for feeding cotton to said opening, a rotating platform against which cotton is to be pressed by said base, a cylinder mounted on said platform and surrounding said base, means for resisting the receding motion of said screw and base, and means for rotating said platform.

17. In a baling-press provided with a cylinder for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a presser-feeder consisting of a screw havinga base adapted to feed cotton in spiral layers to form the bale and to press the same into compact form while feeding the same to the incomplete bale and a guide for preventing the rotation of said presser-feeder in its upward and downward motion.

18. In a baling-press for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a presser-feeder consisting of a screw having a base and having a spiral opening therethrough, a rotating platform against which cotton is to be pressed by said base, a cylinder, means for regulating the receding and approaching motion of said presser-feeder, and a guide to prevent the rotation of said presser-feeder in its receding and approaching motion.

19. In abaling-press for making cylindrical bales of cotton, a presser-feeder consisting of 'a screw having a base and having a spiral opening therethrough, a rotating platform against which cotton is pressed by said base, a cylinder, and means for regulating the receding and approaching motion of said presserfeeder consisting of a nut threaded to mesh with said screw, beveled gearing for rotating said nut and means for changing the direction of rotation of said nut.

20. In a balingpress for making cylindrical bales of cotton provided with a suitable frame, a screw having a base and a spiral opening through the base, means for feeding cotton to said opening, a platform against which cotton is pressed by said base, means for rotating said platform, a cylinder mounted on said platform and surrounding said base, a nut for regulating the receding and approaching motions of said screw, a yoke for securing said nut to said frame, and means for operating said nut.

2l. A baling-press comprising a rotating platform, a presser-feeder having an opening, or openings therethrough adapted to feed and press cotton on said platform, means for permitting said presser-feeder to recede from said platform, means for feeding cotton to said presser-feeder through said opening or openings, means for controlling the receding motion of said presser-feeder as the cotton accumulates between said platform and said presser-feeder, and means for rotating said platform.

22. A baling-press for making cylindrical bales provided witha rotating platform, a presser-feeder adapted to feed cotton to said platform, means for permitting said presserfeeder to recede from the formingbale, whereby the rotation of said platform will cause the cotton to be received in a continuous layer until a complete bale is formed, and means for controlling the receding motion of said presser-feeder.

In testimony whereof I set my hand, in the presence of two witnesses, this 29th day of April, 1899.

ISAAC VAN ZANDT JONES.

Witnesses.:

A. L. JACKSON, JAMES GILFORD BROWNING.

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